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Aug 3, 2018
Natural, Sharp and Flat Notes of the `Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning
A chart in standard music notation of the natural, sharp and flat notes of the ukulele fingerboard.
PUBLISHED: Sep 23, 2005 UPDATED: Aug 3, 2018 • VIEWS: 85 • LESSON CODE: UL23 •
Instruments: ukulele Subjects: tunings • fingerboard • beginner • intermediate • advanced • reading • chart
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Natural, Sharp and Flat Notes of the `Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning
Standard music notation, the natural, sharp and flat notes of the ukulele fingerboard for C tuned ukuleles. Covers both high C and low G tuning variations.
C Tuning
Any tuning is possible on a ukulele as long as the construction supports it and a string is available.
C Tuning is the most common tuning used today.
C Tuning, High "G"
C Tuning - For Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukulele. The same as the higher four strings of a standard tuned guitar with a capo at the fifth fret with string four "G" one octave higher.
For setting up music notation programs like Finale and Sibelius this tuning is:
MIDI: G = G3, C = C4, E = E4, A = A4
C4 is middle C.
C Tuning, Low "G"
Low 'G', C Tuning - For Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukulele. Same as Key of "C" Tuning but with string four one octave lower. This is the same as placing a capo at the fifth fret of a standard tuned guitar.
For setting up music notation programs like Finale and Sibelius this tuning is:
MIDI: G = G4, C = C4, E = E4, A = A4
C4 is middle C.
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